1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 740 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 073 234 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 030 242 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 963 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 995 41 766 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 245 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 683 720 acres.. 184 896 190 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 631 685 acres.. 142 535 139 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 7 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 919 44 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 511 56 936 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 541 20 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 378 23 552 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 126 $100,000 or more .................... 147 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 803 33 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 085 42 732 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 740 774 $1,000.. 11 895 9 471 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 074 12 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 524 Other ............................... 292 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 375 200 days or more ................... 228 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 380 391 number.. 25 010 24 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 324 number.. 10 048 8 982 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 621 739 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 407 number.. 15 732 15 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 199 234 number.. 83 196 77 588 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 217 255 number.. 195 665 144 528 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 92 number.. 6 885 5 262 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 43 number.. (D) 3 183 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 552 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 485 570 acres.. 69 702 63 756 bushels.. 9 295 383 6 364 526 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 50 57 acres.. 1 811 1 423 tons, green.. 24 434 15 265 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 33 acres.. 1 744 1 128 bushels.. 50 461 29 320 Oats for grain................farms.. 113 171 acres.. 2 366 3 411 bushels.. 106 731 144 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 438 492 acres.. 52 899 54 787 bushels.. 2 231 406 2 011 235 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 414 435 acres.. 18 194 17 313 tons, dry.. 45 079 32 777 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .